Afghanistan, China ink six documents to boost bilateral cooperation

Afghanistan and China have signed six documents on bilateral cooperation during Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah's visit there.

The Office of the Chief Executive in a statement said the documents included 2 agreements, 1 Memorandum of Understanding and 3 Exchange Notes, reports the Khaama Press.

The documents were signed in the presence of CEO Abdullah and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

The statement said the first agreement was signed by the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Afghanistan which will pave the way for bilateral cooperation between the two nations on production and export of Afghan Saffron.

The second agreement was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Salahuddin Rabbani for the technical cooperation of Beijing to Kabul, having a value of 500 Chinese Yuan.

The third agreement signed between the two nations was on bilateral cooperation between Kabul and Beijing on Silk Route which was also signed by Foreign Minister Rabbani and his Chinese counterpart, the statement said.

The other three documents signed included construction of an auditorium in Kabul University, 50 million Yuan non-emergency aid by Beijing to Dhaka and survey for the construction of cost-effective houses for the government employees.